These are processes that all living things do throughout their life.

Reproduction: the process of creating more of one self or species.

Response: a reaction to something in the environment (stimulus)

Growth and Repair: Growth is the addition of body mass. Repair can include growth.

Movement: (not all living things move externally) Movement can occur internally.

Respiration*****- the process of adding oxygen to food to release the energy in it.

Ingestion: taking in food (not all forms of life ingest)

Digestion: breaking food down from larger to smaller pieces (unusable-usable)

Excretion: removing waste products

Secretion: giving of useful chemicals (tears are an example)

Absorption: taking in raw materials through the cell membrane